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Africa: West
Taylor’s No. 2 wants to be ’treated right’
2003-07-30
EFL
President Charles Taylor’s top military commander is all for foreign intervention to end the brutal civil war here but he warned of more war if he is not "treated right" in a post-Taylor scenario. "The president may leave, but I am not going to leave this country," Benjamin Yeaten said, warning: "If I am not treated in the right way, there will still be war. I will not allow anyone to capture me. I have 7 500 loyal troops who are ready to die for me."
OK, we’ll add you to the list
I'd say the right way to handle him would involve a rope, and maybe tar and feathers...
Speaking on Tuesday as mortars and shells pounded the battered former auditorium that serves as his headquarters, Yeaten said: "We can go into the bush. I will not submit to anybody."
Yup, Ben needs to hang right next to Chucky
The 34-year-old general nevertheless swore undying loyalty to the embattled president, who is under tremendous international pressure to leave Liberia and pave the way for a caretaker government to serve until fresh elections are held. Yeaten said his proudest achievement was the simple fact that he had successfully guarded Taylor since 1990. "Liberia is unique in that there is no living ex-president. They all have been killed."
And who are we to break with a tradition like that?
Posted by:Steve

#2  Et tu, Benjy?
Posted by: tu3031   2003-7-30 2:19:54 PM  

#1  Nice of him to help out by placing the bullseye on himself publicly and voluntarily. 34 yr old general huh? Isn't that kinda old to be in a gang?
Posted by: Frank G   2003-7-30 10:04:03 AM  

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